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Hot take: That free Facebook group actually landed me 3 solid gigs this quarter
I used to roll my eyes at people who said you gotta join every local biz group online. Figured it was just spam and people pushing their own stuff. But a buddy from the Houston Tech meetup convinced me to try the Houston Small Biz Connectors group about 5 months back. I posted a quick intro saying I do network setups for home offices and small offices. First week I got a message from a realtor needing a whole 10-person office wired up for $900. Last month a lady who runs a tutoring center asked me to fix her router mess and now we're talking about a full security camera install. Total surprise to me. Has anyone else had luck from a random group they almost ignored?
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the_elizabeth3mo ago
Ha, I know exactly what you mean! I joined a local moms group just to find a good babysitter once, and ended up getting three pet-sitting clients through someone's random post about needing a reliable sitter for their cat. I never would have guessed that whining about my own cat's anxiety would lead to people trusting me with their dogs for weekend trips. It's wild how a group that seems like it's just for one thing can turn into a goldmine for something totally different. Your realtor story cracks me up, too. Did you run into any weird requests in that group that made you think about leaving?
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casey2683mo ago
Wait, people actually brought you their pets after hearing about your cat's anxiety? That's wild. @the_elizabeth, you must have some serious convincing skills to pull that off.
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fionat553mo ago
Jumped into a local 'buy nothing' group thinking I'd just offload some old furniture, and ended up getting three network cabling jobs from a guy who saw me mention how I route cables through attics without making a mess. The weird stuff never stops though. Had a lady ask me to come over and diagnose why her printer kept jamming during her church Zoom meetings like I was some kind of tech priest or something. Had to gently tell her that's more of a printer repair person thing, not a network guy thing. Made me realize you gotta keep your boundaries clear in those groups or you'll end up doing free tech support for every relative someone has.
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